BELGRADE, April 23 (Reuters) - Real Madrid and Olympiakos Piraeus made it through to the Euroleague Final Four after a thrilling climax to the premier club basketball competition's playoffs on Thursday.
Real, who host the May 15-17 showpiece event, beat Anadolu Efes Istanbul 76-63 away for a 3-1 win over the Turkish side in the best-of-five quarter-final series and Olympiakos knocked out visitors Barcelona by the same margin after winning 71-68.
Eight-times winners Real will play dark horses Fenerbahce Istanbul for a berth in the final while Olympiakos lock horns with old rivals CSKA Moscow in the other semi.